"England has a fantastic culture and tradition for football. But his motivation will be 100% and I am sure he will build a great relationship with English football."

Former Tottenham player Christian Ziege, who also played for Capello at Milan, echoed Leonardo's view.

"Despite England's failure to reach Euro 2008, I still think they have some of the best players in the world," the German said.

Capello does not care if the football is not pretty, only that he is winning - but I still think Capello is the right man for the job

Jesper Blomqvist

"Capello has the ability to make teams better. He can make sure the big players have the right attitude and that will be a huge boost for the England team.

"England already had the players, and now the new manager is there I think there is a good chance England can be successful."

But Jesper Blomqvist, who won the European Cup with Manchester United in 1999, believes that while Capello will bring success to England, he might be criticised for the way his team plays.

"[Former England coach Sven-Goran] Eriksson got a lot of stick for the style of his football, and I think Capello could end up with similar criticism," said Blomqvist, who played for Capello at Milan in 1996-7.